Classification Division I Teams 10 Winning coach Mike Young (4th title) | Season 2014–15 Champions Wofford (4th title) | |
Site U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina | ||
The 2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place Friday, March 6 through Monday, March 9 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center. The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion, Wofford, received an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
Contents
With the addition of East Tennessee State and Mercer, all 10 teams participated in the tournament.
Format
All ten conference members qualify for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The top six seeds received a first-round bye, with the bottom four teams playing two first-round games.
Tiebreaking system
The tiebreaking system is as follows:
- Head to head record
- Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
- Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
- Best record against all teams involved in the tie
- Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
- Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
* denotes overtime period
First Team
Second Team